Sharif Fotouh

Sharif Fotouh, an Austin native who recently left Google to found EdgePoint Systems, is a recognized voice across both the information technology and the data center industries. Sharif has more than 10 years of tenure leading large data center and technology teams, and has leveraged that experience to launch EdgePoint Systems. At Google, Sharif founded and led Google Fiber’s national network facilities and deployment engineering program.

In previous roles, Sharif has led both data center operations teams as well as global technology implementation projects. Sharif is regarded for his unique perspective from inside, and outside, of the data center industry as well as his trademark irreverence towards traditional status quos.

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